Stripping mechanism for conveyers.



J. E. KELso. SHIPPING 'MBGHANISM PoR coNvEYBRs. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 22, 1911. 1,073,907 Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

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J.. E. KELSO. STRIPPING MEGHANISM POR CONVBYERS.

APPLICATION IILEID NOV. 22, 1911.

Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

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JAMES E, KELSO, OF ROCHESTER,

NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN LAUNDRY MACHINERY COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI,

OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO. i

STRIP-PING MECHANISM FOR CONVEYEBS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 23,1913.

Application led November 22, 1911. Serial No. 661,793.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, JAMES E. Kelso, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stripping Mechanism for Conveyers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, and to the reference-numerals marked thereon.

The present invention relates to improvements 1n stripping mechanisms for conveyers of the type embodying, generally, an endless conveyer provided with goods holders, such as are employed in laundry dry rooms, a stripper adapted to coperate with the conveyer to strip the goods from the holders, and it has for its object to afford means Jfor loosening the goods on the holders prior to the stripping operation.

A further object of my invention 1s to provide a movable stripping device, upon which is mounted a member adapted to engage thegoods on the holders prior to the stripping operation, and to lift,- or loosen the goods so that they will be readily pushed ott by the stripper. c

To these and other ends the invention consists in certain improvements and combinations of parts all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a portion ot' a laundry dry room conveyor embodying a preferred arrangement of parts in accordance with the present invention, a series of collars being illustrated on the goods holders, and t-hc loosening member being shown in dotted and full lines, respectively, toindicate its operation on the collar; Fig. 2 is a detail view in side elevation showing a single goods holder, the stripping device being in normal position, and Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional view, the stripping mechanism appearing in elevation.l

Similar reference numerals throughout the several figures indicate the same parts.

In the operation of dry room conveyors of the type mentioned, the collars, being first washed and starched, are arranged on the conveyer, each goo holder containing a collar, and in this manner they pass through the dry room. rilhe goods holders are more or less V-shaped, as shown in the drawings, in order to retain the collars readily, and as the collars dry, they adhere closely to the holders, and become more or less fastened at the bottom ot the V-shaped holders, owing tot-he hardening of the starch, with the result that when the stripping mechanism is reached and the stripper engages a goods holder, more or less resistance is olered by the collar, and the buttonhole is strained and in many instances torn by the stripper, the collar is forced from its position at the bottom of the holder. This I overcome by making provision for loosening the collars on the holders before they are engaged by the stripper.

The embodiment herein illustrated is applied to a conveyor traveling on a track 1 and including aseries of links 2, eachof which forms a part of an upright 3. provided with rollers 4 at its upper end, goods holders 5 at its lower end, and an enlargement 6 between the upper and lower ends for a purpose that will appear hereinafter. Secured to the track 1 is a suitable fixed support on which the stripping device is mounted, and comprising in the present instance the frame 7 carrying guides 8 which serve to center the goods holders as they move into coperative relation with the stripping device.

The stripping device preferably embodies a body portion 9 which is slightly concaved aloner its upper edge as indicated at 10-` and l, is provided with suitable slots or recesses 11 at its ends to embrace the goods holders during the movement of the latter relatively to the stripping device. The stripping device is further provided with suitable ears 12, by which it is pivotally mounted on the arms 13 of the frame 7, and with upstanding portions 14 arranged to be engaged by the enlargements (i previously referred to.

the stripping device being actuated by the movement of the conveyer as each enlarge-- ment 6 comes in contact with the upstandingr portions 14.

ln order to enable the collars to be stripped readilv from the holders` and to obvinte any possibilitv of their being strained or torn` it is desirable to engage the collars and loosen them on their holders, prior to the" engagement of the stripping device. This may be accomplished in different ways, and the present embodiment illustrates a convenient form of goods loosening member comprising a downwardly projecting extension 15 on the stripping device, bent forwardly at its lower end, and carrying at its extremity a suitable rod, or bar, held in place by a set screw 16, and constituting laterally extending arms 17, which are preferably provided with forwardly extending portions 18 at their outer ends. By forming the arms with the forwardly extending portions their proper engagement with-the collars is assured obviating any possibility of the collars passing without being engaged thereby.

The operation of the device will be apparent from an inspection of Fig. 1. While one pair of goods olders is being engaged by the stripping device to remove the collars, the collars on the next adjacent pair of holders are engaged by the loosening member and moved to approximately the position shown. rIhe loosening member strikes the collars at points near their lower ends, as sho-wn in dotted lines, the initial point of engagement being in a plane considerably lower than that of the stripping device. This causes the collar to be lifted, and loosened on its holder, in a manner that prevents tearing, such as occurs'when the collar'is engaged near its point of support. In the actual operation of the parts, the collars on the two pairs of holders nextadjacent to the stripping device are affected by the loosening member, as shown, although it is only essential that the collars next adjacent to the stripping device he loosened prior to their being engaged by the stripping device.

While I have disclosed in this application a particular embodiment of my invention, it is not limited to the precise structure set forth, and is applicable to various forms of conveyers without departing from the essential elements of the invention which consist in providing means for engaginga .piece of goodsl at a point somewhat removed from its point ef support, in order to loosen the goods on the holder prior to its removal.

I claim as my invention:

l. In a stripping mechanism for conveyers, the combination with a conveyer and a goods holder carried thereby,of a movable stripping device mounted on a fixed support and coperating with said holder to remove the goods therefrom, means carried by the conveyer for actuating the stripping device, and a goods loosening member arranged t0 engage the goods on the holder prior to the engagement of the stripping device therewith. l

2. In a stripping mechanism for conveyers, the combination with a conveyer and a goods Iholder carried thereby, of a movable.

stripping device mounted on a fixed support and coperating with said holder to remove the goods therefrom, means carried by the conveyer for actuating the stripping device, anda movable goods loosening member arranged to engage the goods on the holder prior to the engagement of the stripping device therewith.

3. In a -stripping'mechanism for conveyers, the combination with a conveyer and a goods holder carried thereby, of a movable stripping device mounted on a fixed support and coperating with said holder to remove the goods therefrom, means carried by the conveyer for actuating the stripping device, and a goods loosening member mounted on the stripping device and arranged to engage the goods on the holder prior to the engagement of the stripping device therewith.

4. In astripping mechanism for conveyers, the combination with a conveyer and a goods holder carried thereby, of a stripping device coperating with said holder td remove the goods therefrom, and a goods loosening -member arranged to engage the goods on the holder prior to the engagement of the stripping device therewith.

5. In a strippingmechanism for conveyers, the combination` with a conveyer and a goods holder carried thereby, of a movable stripping device mounted on a fixed support and coperating withsaid holder to remove the goods therefrom, means carried by the conveyer for actuating the stripping device, and a member carried by lthe stripping device arranged to engage the goods in a horizontal pla'nebelow the stripping dev-ice and prior to the engagement of the stripping device therewith. Y

6. In a strippingmechanism for conveyers, the combination with a conveyer and a goods holder carried thereby, of a movable stripping device mounted on afixed support and coperating withtsaid holder to remove the goods therefrom, means carried by the conveyer for actuating the stripping device, and a goods loosening member comprising a downwardly projecting extension on the stripping device and a laterally extending arm at the lower end of said extension.

7. In astripping mechanism for conveyers, the combination with a conveyer and a pair of goods holders carried thereby, of a movable stripping device mounted on a fixed support and `coperating with said holders to remove the goods therefrom, said stripping device embodying a body portion having slots or recesses to embrace the holders, and means carried by the conveyer for actuating the stripping device.

8. In a stripping mechanism for conveyers, the combination with a conveyer and a goods holder carried thereby, of a stripping evice coperating with said holder to remore rho goods lllorcfrom, mmms for actuating 'the strppng devcr, und u goods: 100s- @ning mrmbor arranged to engage they goods on 'the holder prior to the engugement of the stripping device therewith.

9. n combination with :L conveyur and a goods holder Carried thereby, a goods 10os @ning member arranged to engage the goods 0n the holder in advance of its point of remoral from the holder.

JAMES E. KELSO. `W messes:

H. E. STONEBRAKER, HENRY W. HALL. 

